Features

Napa-Solano Audubon has just published a Breeding Bird Atlas for Solano County. One of the many birds described in the atlas is the rare short-eared owl. Learn more about the Atlas by clicking on this feature title. Learn more about the short-eared owl by following this link.

The State of California is experiencing one of the most severe droughts on record. Many State, Federal, and Tribal agencies make routine observations of the water cycle. A new USGS website graphically visualizes these data to help understand the effect of drought on rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs.

This year's calendar features a selection of favorite scenes from 20 local photographers. Calendars are provided to our community at no charge thanks to the Napa County RCD, the Watershed Information Center and Conservancy of Napa County, and Friends of the Napa River.

The buidling of large dams has had a great impact on the health of salmonid populations in California's Central Valley, which includes the Putah Creek watershed. Learn more about the history of fisheries in Putah Creek and the Central Valley from NOAA's new Story Map.